Bible Review

Bible Review opens the realm of Biblical scholarship to a non-academic audience. World-renown scholars detail the latest in Biblical interpretation and why it matters. These important pieces are paired with stunning art, which makes the text come to life before your eyes. Anyone interested in the Bible should read this seminal magazine.

Bethlehem in the Bible

If the gospel writers were drawing on Old Testament references to Bethlehem to bolster Jesus’ identification as the Messiah, they certainly had plenty of passages to choose from. Bethlehem (the name means “House of Bread”) appears almost 50 times in more than ten books of the Hebrew Bible.

Introduction

Psst. There’s something you should know about Christmas. The Christmas carols, we’re afraid, might have it wrong: Jesus, many New Testament scholars believe, was not born in Bethlehem but Nazareth.

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